Visual Novel Translation Status (04/29/2017)

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This week’s header image comes from seven of our EIGHT releases! Check out the full list below!

VNTS (Visual Novel Translation Status Updates Series) is published each Saturday and brings the latest updates from VN translation projects — both licensed and by fans — from around the net. If you find any errors, or you think a project is missing from this list, please let us know in the comments.

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From The Team:  Seven releases and a glut of updates. What a week! If you’re finishing up final exams and are looking for something fun to do, I’d say the universe is sending you a message.  In unrelated news… all I can say is that it’s about time we finally heard from the Dracu Riot guys. It’s impossible to track them down — I have literally no way of getting in touch with them, no back-door communications with their dictatorial editors — and their silence has been deafening. < 3 – Tay

^{(Spoiler alert: Decay is still editing everything from the carpets to the drapes, and Clephas is the hero of the People’s Revolution. Anyway. Seven releases. Yay!)}

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The Short Version: Only the New Stuff

• Aiyoku no Eustia – Prologue TL: 81.05% > 89.54%; Total TL: 7.46% > 8.24%; Total Edit: 4.39% > 5.58%; Total TLC: 3.43% > 4.62%
• Ayakashi Gohan! – Patch released last week was taken down for edits/fixes. Will be put back up soon. (Link)
• Boku to Koisuru Ponkotsu Akuma (Sekai Project) – TL: 57.27% > 64.09%
• Charming Empire (Dogenzaka Lab) – Released! Get it on Steam here.
• Chuusotsu – 1st Graduation (Fruitbat Factory) – Kickstarter campaign live! Check it out here. Currently at 41% of its goal.
• Clover Day’s – Anzu TL: 49% > 33% (Link)
• Dies Irae (Light) – Releasing on Steam May 31st. Physical edition delayed a month.
• Dracu-Riot! – Decay (yes, that one) continues to edit the game, and Clephas is kicking butt in TLC. Lots of good info in the latest post (link)
• Eden of Grisaia (Sekai Project) – Steam version released! Get it here.
• Grisaia: Phantom Trigger (Front Wing) – Volumes 1 and 2 released! Get them on Steam here. Episodes 3 is releasing July 28th in Japan, English release date not yet confirmed.
• Hatsukoi 1/1 – Total: 84.97% > 91.47% (Maya patch released here); Current: Yukino
• Higurashi (Retranslation) (MangaGamer) – Chapter 5 released! Get it on the MangaGamer store here.
• Higurashi PS3-exclusive Arcs Patch for PC version – Someutsushi arc translated and released! Grab the patch here. Note that you need the Chapter 4 Steam release to make it work. More arcs on the way. Will be properly added to the table next week.
• Junketsu Megami-Sama – TL: 21/187 >~59/187 story scripts complete (Link)
• Koi Musubi (Narrator) – English translation in the works (link). English demo in production and releasing soon.
• Lover Able – TL: 58.32% > 60.66%; Edit: 17.04% > 18.5%; TLC: 29.87% > 33.7%; QC: 16.13% > 16.21%
• LoveKami -Useless Godess (Moenovel) – Announced this week! Releasing early summer. Official site: Link, Steam page: Link
• Majo Koi Nikki – TLC: 19% > 24%
• Nympho Sensei Ryoko (JAST) – Released! Congrats to the team at JAST for launching the game! Get it and more info over yon on JAST (Link)
• Period: Cube ~Shackles of Amadeus (Aksys Games) – Released! Get it on Amazon here.
• Phantom Thief Jade – Game text and graphics are now complete. Beta testing is beginning. More information in this post.
• Psycho Pass: Mandatory Happiness (NIS America) – PC version released! Get it on Steam here.
• Sweet Young Bride (MangaGamer) – Releasing on May 19th. Pre-order it on the MangaGamer store here. (NSFW)
• To Heart 2 – Decensoring: 75% > 100%
• Tsujidou-san no Jun’ai Road – Announced that this will begin once Hatsukoi 1/1 is completed! Teaser patch released: get it and more info here

New Releases!

• Charming Empire (Dogenzaka Lab) – Released! Get it on Steam here.
• Eden of Grisaia (Sekai Project) – Steam version released! Get it here.
• Grisaia: Phantom Trigger (Front Wing) – Volumes 1 and 2 released! Get them on Steam here.
• Higurashi PS3-exclusive Arcs Patch for PC version – Someutsushi arc translated and released! Grab the patch here. Note that you need the Chapter 4 Steam release to make it work.
• Higurashi (Retranslation) (MangaGamer) – Chapter 5 released! Get it on the MangaGamer store here.
• Nympho Sensei Ryoko (JAST) – Released! Congrats to the team at JAST for launching the game! Get it and more info over yon on JAST (Link)
• Period: Cube ~Shackles of Amadeus (Aksys Games) – Released! Get it on Amazon here.
• Psycho Pass: Mandatory Happiness (NIS America) – PC version released! Get it on Steam here.

All the Game Updates:

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481953015691{border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”17610″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481953357473{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #673ab8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #673ab8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #673ab8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #673ab8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Zakabox™ 「This is the place where Zaka occasionally shares his wisdom. Will he show up this week? Will he have anything to say? Only time will tell.」[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1481953315907{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #673ab8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #673ab8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #673ab8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Decay’s MusingsA triple Grisaia release week, what a time to be alive. As much as I groused about Eden not being released in a timely manner, I guess I’m at least happy they managed to get it out the door on the same day as Phantom Trigger. If you haven’t watched the anime and have only been following the visual novels, then you almost certainly don’t want to read Phantom Trigger before Eden. There may be an all-new cast for PT, but it is still based off of what happens in Eden, and playing PT first will spoil those story beats. We were almost about to enter a very strange zone where a partial story sequel was out before its predecessor. Not that them coming out on the same day sounds like the wisest of business moves, but hey, literally what do I know? About business, nothing.

So I’m excited about Eden for sure. I’m aware of its common criticisms and don’t mind so much. I’ve never been more ready for an abrupt tonal shift into ridiculous Hollywood action in my life. I don’t care about the 18+ version either, so I’ll probably pick Eden up pretty soon. Phantom Trigger I’m a bit less excited about. I’ll probably still read it, but I’m a little concerned about its nature as a series of super short episodes. I’ve heard that chapter 1 clocked in at a little over three hours, which just seems like a poor value for $15. It also makes me wonder how complete its story can be, and more importantly, how fleshed out the characters can feel with that short of a VN. Other attempts at this formula have resulted in some fairly shallow works, hopefully Phantom Trigger can rise above the lot and do something great.

I’m also pretty excited about the possibility of a Tsujidou-san no Jun’ai Road translation. That VN has been near the top of my translation wishlist pretty much since I started reading VNs. I only hope that the group tackling it can do it justice. It has a colorful script that mandates a lot of creativity in your translation and editing, and to be honest what I saw of the Hatsukoi 1/1 translation seems kinda stiff (though I haven’t seen anything other than the initial common route patch). Best of luck to them, though. They’re rushing though Hatsukoi hyper fast, but I suggest that they slow down and take a bit more time with Tsujidou-san so it comes out just right.

There’s just something about delinquent girls though, you know? Nothing makes me fall in love with a character more than a good “Fuck the system, fuck the man!” attitude. I’m not weird, am I? Though I’m reminded of a certain supposedly anti-establishment game I’ve recently played that ended up watering down its message as much as possible, at every possible moment… *cough*Persona5*cough*

Anyway, next week and possibly the two after that will be 100% Decay VNTSes! I hope you’re ready for shoddy header images and way more missed status reports. See you all then![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1493444238541{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #673ab8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #673ab8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #673ab8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]TAYsteful Thoughts™Have a good week, everybody![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]